2024
My first book, Being Here and Wanting To Be Here is a labor of love. I finished the first edition on the 10th anniversary of my medical transition at 54 pages & am currently revising the next draft.
This is an ace doubles book. While the “euphoric” half is more traditionally designed and straightforward, the “dysphoric” half creates discomfort by requiring the reader to turn, shift, and squint at pages to read the text. I wanted an interactive & personal reading experience.
The writing and artwork is all my own, pulled from old journal entries, sketches, paintings & poems. The title itself is meant to be read two ways: either being in one place & wanting to be another (dysphoria) or wanting to be the place you are (euphoria).